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The greatest production, next to the above-mentioned class, is 

 that noted as "packing paper, raw and rough, and straw paper not 

 tinted nor glazed." This class constitutes nearly one-third of the 

 Italian manufacture, and the importation and exportation (1871- 

 1898) can be seen from the table below: 



From 1871 to 1882, this last class included what has since 1882 

 been classed by the custom-house authorities as "blotting paper." 

 The trade in blotting paper is not extensive, and that which is used 

 here is a very poor article, especially if homemade. The old way of 

 sanding is still quite common, possibly because it is cheaper. 



Imports and exports of blotting paper , i88^-i8g8. 



In cardboards, both fine and ordinary, the importation and ex- 

 portation is quite important, especially in the latter, where the 

 importation far exceeds the exportation, as will be seen by the fol- 

 lowing table: 



